Well, well, well
It seems I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, so I might as well update this thing.
First, for those who have been biting their nails, wondering, yes, we had our baby. A beatiful little girl, who, after 36+ hours of labor, she magically arrived. Since then, life has progressed as it will - some sleepless nights, a bit of "what is she crying for THIS time?" and so on.
But I wouldn't trade her for anything. My adoring wife will tell you that I don't really seem all to attached or emotional about her - but I do. I just can't wait for the days to roll around when she is old enough to actually play with...That's what I am looking forward to. Until then, she's pretty content with a full belly and a dry diaper.
As for work, I have spent the last 5 months training as a Respiratory Therapist. We (RT's) are the ones who manage the airway of those unfortunate enough to need our service. In addition to making sure you keep breathing, we also make your breathing easier with different modalities of breathing treatments. In a nutshell, it can be said that our job is to make it easier for you to keep breathing, but there is a lot more involved than most realize to acheive that goal.
The program is challenging, but I haven't found it terribly difficult. After 5 months of sitting in a classroom for 8-9 hours a day, we now get to go spend the next 4 months in a hospital doing clinical rotations and applying all that we've learned. Not bad, considering outside of the military it is a 2 1/2 year program to become a RT.
As for current events, it's sad and tragic what is happening in New Orleans and Mississippi, but I am losing my patients over most of it after reading numerous accounts of the ignorance that is running rampant. I agree that some lawlessness is expected - people need to survive, and basic services are non-existent. But please explain to me how a new plasma screen TV is going to feed your family. One soldier reported in the Army Times that he went into a store where the liquor and tobacco shelves were picked clean, and yet the store was still full of food. This was no doubt the work of the same masterminds that are shooting at the helicopters coming to rescue them.
Oh, and people, please quit bitching about all the blacks that are "being left behind." Statistically, based on the demographics of the area, that is how it is going to be, because the area is populated mostly by blacks. Were we supposed to transplant some white folks and asians in to the area so we didn't hurt anyones feelings?
Lastly, I know that New Orleans was a great cultural mecca, but it just doesn't make sense to rebuild the city the way it was, in the gulf coast, below sea level. Some serious re-engineering of that place needs to occur.
First, for those who have been biting their nails, wondering, yes, we had our baby. A beatiful little girl, who, after 36+ hours of labor, she magically arrived. Since then, life has progressed as it will - some sleepless nights, a bit of "what is she crying for THIS time?" and so on.
But I wouldn't trade her for anything. My adoring wife will tell you that I don't really seem all to attached or emotional about her - but I do. I just can't wait for the days to roll around when she is old enough to actually play with...That's what I am looking forward to. Until then, she's pretty content with a full belly and a dry diaper.
As for work, I have spent the last 5 months training as a Respiratory Therapist. We (RT's) are the ones who manage the airway of those unfortunate enough to need our service. In addition to making sure you keep breathing, we also make your breathing easier with different modalities of breathing treatments. In a nutshell, it can be said that our job is to make it easier for you to keep breathing, but there is a lot more involved than most realize to acheive that goal.
The program is challenging, but I haven't found it terribly difficult. After 5 months of sitting in a classroom for 8-9 hours a day, we now get to go spend the next 4 months in a hospital doing clinical rotations and applying all that we've learned. Not bad, considering outside of the military it is a 2 1/2 year program to become a RT.
As for current events, it's sad and tragic what is happening in New Orleans and Mississippi, but I am losing my patients over most of it after reading numerous accounts of the ignorance that is running rampant. I agree that some lawlessness is expected - people need to survive, and basic services are non-existent. But please explain to me how a new plasma screen TV is going to feed your family. One soldier reported in the Army Times that he went into a store where the liquor and tobacco shelves were picked clean, and yet the store was still full of food. This was no doubt the work of the same masterminds that are shooting at the helicopters coming to rescue them.
Oh, and people, please quit bitching about all the blacks that are "being left behind." Statistically, based on the demographics of the area, that is how it is going to be, because the area is populated mostly by blacks. Were we supposed to transplant some white folks and asians in to the area so we didn't hurt anyones feelings?
Lastly, I know that New Orleans was a great cultural mecca, but it just doesn't make sense to rebuild the city the way it was, in the gulf coast, below sea level. Some serious re-engineering of that place needs to occur.
posted by XiXo @ 22:04
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